Matching Paint?

[rjtedge]

Hi, new to this forum but so far have read alot.

I have just filled a hole in my wall about the size of a tennis ball. I have it all smooth and ready to paint. However I do not have any of the paint that was used when the house was built. Is there anyway I can match the paint because I really cant afford to paint the whole wall again. Should I call the builders and ask who they used for the painting and see if they can tell us what was used?

Thanks

 

[macuk]

hi, might sound a bit silly here but ,

have you tried a colour card ?

to do this you might want to try and get hold of , say , dulux , leyland, johnstones , B&Q , the more the better as thepaint manufactures have slightly different shades to each other . there are over 4800 different paint colours available .

ex --a dulux colour would not neciserily touch up with a johnstones colour paint .

 

[Big_Vern]

hi, might sound a bit silly here but ,

have you tried a colour card ?

to do this you might want to try and get hold of , say , dulux , leyland, johnstones , B&Q , the more the better as thepaint manufactures have slightly different shades to each other . there are over 4800 different paint colours available .

ex --a dulux colour would not neciserily touch up with a johnstones colour paint .

Sorry about bumping this up but 4800 colours, if only life was this simple. The Johnstone's new system32 tinting machines do at least 15,000 colours.

 

[54aardvark]

And don't forget to go over first with a mist coat, I know its a smallish area, but it will still suck all the moisture out of the new paint and it'll fall off! Just mix up 30%water to paint and leave for a couple of hours before you do the final coat.

However hard you work on a colour match, I don't think you're going to get this area to blend in completely.

I use the Johnstones colour system a lot and they are really good, however, I don't think you can get it in less than 1 Litre (about £8). Dulux Trade Centres will mix up test-pots approx 100ml but again you're looking at about £6 a go.

For the sake of a few extra quid you could do the whole wall (about £14 for 2.5L Johnstones colour match) and if its a smallish room you could do the whole lot!

 

[54aardvark]

Sorry, for some reason I got a smiley - that sould read £8

 

[Big_Vern]

And don't forget to go over first with a mist coat, I know its a smallish area, but it will still suck all the moisture out of the new paint and it'll fall off! Just mix up 30%water to paint and leave for a couple of hours before you do the final coat.

However hard you work on a colour match, I don't think you're going to get this area to blend in completely.

I use the Johnstones colour system a lot and they are really good, however, I don't think you can get it in less than 1 Litre (about £8). Dulux Trade Centres will mix up test-pots approx 100ml but again you're looking at about £6 a go.

For the sake of a few extra quid you could do the whole wall (about £14 for 2.5L Johnstones colour match) and if its a smallish room you could do the whole lot!

Johnstones do a 250ml tester pot in vinyl matt for £3.23 inc vat

 

[joe-90]

He's in Australia where they have different paint. He only posted once and never came back.
He posted on: Sun Nov 12, 2006


Bet he got it sorted

 

[54aardvark]

Thanks Big Vern, didn't know that.

Australia? not me, alive and kicking (just!) in Montrose.

rtedge - not being flippant, but couldn't you just hang a picture or position a houseplant over the offending hole until you're ready to do the lot?